Scott A. Thornbloom Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, inspects a recruit drill team as the reviewing officer for a November recruit graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Greenert’s most recent podcast emphasizes motorcycle safety and the Navy Ethos for all hands.

Adm. Jonathan Greenert’s podcast is used as a platform to speak to the fleet and is available for download to personal computers or mobile devices on the USFF Web site.

When discussing the recent motorcycle safety NAVADMIN, Greenert said it is imperative that every Sailor read it – whether or not they ride a motorcycle.

‘‘I encourage all of our Sailors to read the NAVADMIN, because I think if they do, they will understand the tone and the meaning behind it,” said Greenert. ‘‘In 2008, we lost 33 Sailors due to motorcycle incidents alone. That is more than the number of Sailors we lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.”

The message instructs military personnel to report ownership of motorcycles to their chain of command, regardless of whether or not they drive on base. Each command shall then appoint a motorcycle safety representative who will report the command’s rider demographics to the motorcycle census located on the Naval Safety Center’s Web site.

Greenert emphasized that the bottom line is about saving lives, which is the responsibility of leadership at all levels.

When asked about his thoughts concerning the new Navy Ethos statement, Greenert explained its significance.

‘‘The centerpieces integrity involves discipline, our core values, and also calls upon leadership to fulfill their roll. It is what we believe the attributes are for each and every one of us, civilian and Navy. That is our declaration of who we are.”

The Navy Ethos is designed to communicate a set of beliefs appropriate and important to the more than 400,000 military and 180,000 civilian personnel who share a common bond of service in the Navy, regardless of background, personal experience or position.

Greenert added the importance of emphasizing civilians in the Ethos. ‘‘As our Ethos states, ‘We are professional Sailors and civilians,’” said Greenert. ‘‘Our enemies out there don’t care if we are a civilian or [if] we are wearing a military uniform. We have been working together for years, and I think it is important that we acknowledge that.

‘‘I want to thank those who are standing the watch for us around the world. Some for the first time, such as Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Daniel Smalls of Hutchinson, Minn., who is serving on the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), or Seaman Ashley Han from Tallapoosa, Ga., who is on her first deployment during Thanksgiving, working for the Maritime Expeditionary Boat Detachment 4-11, protecting the harbors in Kuwait, and in the Central Command.

‘‘It is important that we take the time to be thankful for what we have, and to be thankful for all of the support that we get from our families and friends,” said Greenert.